Garry Winogrand was born in 1928 in the Bronx, New York. He developed a habit of wandering city streets from a young age due to his family's crowded apartment. Winogrand studied photography in college and made photos throughout his life capturing everyday life and social realities in America. He took over 300,000 photos in his career but died in 1984 at age 56, leaving many photos unedited. Winogrand is known for his candid street photography style that depicted American life in the 1960s and caught odd coincidental moments between strangers.

1. Garry Winogrand
By Jess Weaver

2. Garry Winogrand
– Winogrand was born in 1928 in a working class
Jewish neighborhood in the Bronx borough of
New York City. Winogrand developed his habit
of wandering city streets early on in his life
because of his family’s crowded apartment. He
would keep this habit all through his life.
– He. died of bladder cancer, in 1984 at age 56,
leaving behind nearly 300,000 unedited and in
many cases undeveloped images.
– He’s been married 3 times and in 1972 he
married for a third time and took his first
permanent teaching post the following year at
the University of Texas at Austin.

3. His interest in photography...
• Winogrand studied painting at City College of New York and
painting and photography at Columbia University in New York
City in 1948. He also attended a photojournalism class at The
New School for Social Research in New York City in 1951.
• He made photos of New York City and it's inhabitants. He
traveled the country is search of America. He captured the
banalities, the excitement and the complex social realities of a
modern city.
• Winogrand eventually got a job as a stringer for the Pix agency.
He gained access to a darkroom and an office where he could
talk with other photographers. Some of his work during this
period did stand out including his photos of the beach at Coney
Island and the 1955.
• He also had his first gallery show in New York in 1959. He took
part in two prestigious shows in the 60s at the Museum of
Modern Art too.
Quote by Garry Winogrand:
"Photography is not about the thing photographed. It is
about how that thing looks photographed."

4. Imagery...
Winogrand was known for his portrayal of American life in the early 1960s, Many of his photographs
depict the social issues of his time and in the role of media in shaping attitudes. His pictures frequently
appeared as if they were driven by the energy of the events he was witnessing. While the style has been
much imitated, Winogrand's eye, his visual style, and his wit, remain unique.
Winogrand's photographs catch that odd moment where unrelated activities coincided, and it is the
nature of these juxtapositions that sets his work apart from other photographers.
He mainly focused on groups of people, mainly women. Or just individuals.

5. Bibliography
Websites used:
– http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garry_Winogrand
– http://www.masters-of-photography.com/W/winogrand/winogrand_articles1.html
– http://pictureyear.blogspot.com/2008/09/garry-winogrand-part-1.html